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john ame church in columbus, ohio. >> i believe i can fly. say yes. >> an energetic mostly african-american congregation in the state that could decide the next president. like black churches across the sunday, this sunday, the flock is literally being driven to vote. it's called souls to the polls. and the pastor is making it a tradition. >> why is it so important to get people out? >> because we cannot afford to deny ourselves the right to vote. we ought to vote. we have done too much, come too far not to vote in this election. >> fired up? all right. >> after the sermon, they climb aboard the church bus. 63-year-old eugenia williams says she's bringing everything she could find at home with her name on it, to prove who she is. >> why are you taking your soul to the poll today? >> it seemed to be an important issue to get there early. that's what the president wanted, and that's just been driven and driven and driven. and i'm lagging, because i didn't go earlier. ♪ i will trust in the lord >> i like the fellowship of my church. it's anoth
john ame church in columbus, ohio. >> i believe i can fly. say yes. >> an energetic mostly african-american congregation in the state that could decide the next president. like black churches across the sunday, this sunday, the flock is literally being driven to vote. it's called souls to the polls. and the pastor is making it a tradition. >> why is it so important to get people out? >> because we cannot afford to deny ourselves the right to vote. we ought to vote. we...
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this summer ohio's republican chair sent a controversial e-mail to the columbus dispatch newspaper. doug price wrote i guess i really actually feel we shouldn't con tort the voting process to accommodate the urban voter turnout machine. let's be fair and reasonable. price joins me now, along with dave haus, democratic chair for franklin county. right there, look at that camera, guys. do you stand by that remark? do you stand by -- >> number one, it was taken out of context in part and completely misquoted many times. con tort is the right word. i don't think we should con tort the system, twist the system to support any group, any group of voters. secondly, i will point out we have the most liberal voting -- early voting process, more than new york, connecticut, a lot of east coast, democratic states. and i'm for that. and we have voted for it consistent. >> you do a quote like that where you are saying we shouldn't do it for -- >> for anybody. >> you said for african-americans. >> in context, we should not con tort the system for any, we should not twist it. >> how is the system be
this summer ohio's republican chair sent a controversial e-mail to the columbus dispatch newspaper. doug price wrote i guess i really actually feel we shouldn't con tort the voting process to accommodate the urban voter turnout machine. let's be fair and reasonable. price joins me now, along with dave haus, democratic chair for franklin county. right there, look at that camera, guys. do you stand by that remark? do you stand by -- >> number one, it was taken out of context in part and...
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>>neil: and jay-z is is in columbus, he, with bruce springsteen. does that translate into more votes? that is anyone's guess. now, democrats need 25 seats to win this back and the polls indicate that at best they could get five, and chris value holen is the top -- chris van hollen is the top ranking democrat. >> we are not giving up taking the the house of representatives. we will watch this to the end. whether it is for the white house or the senate seat or the house seats, the main thing is everyone who wants to participate in this great democracy of ours should get out to vote. do you worry, the tolls are tight and the president could win, hard say, did you in your heart of hearts everyone think you would be in a predicament where the president would be fighting for the last minute for every last vote and this is tight, tight, tight, tight, tight. >> i think it is very tight. it is tight. the president clearly has an edge especially in the battleground states, and as you know, you have been reporting on this for a long-term and who are in a toug
>>neil: and jay-z is is in columbus, he, with bruce springsteen. does that translate into more votes? that is anyone's guess. now, democrats need 25 seats to win this back and the polls indicate that at best they could get five, and chris value holen is the top -- chris van hollen is the top ranking democrat. >> we are not giving up taking the the house of representatives. we will watch this to the end. whether it is for the white house or the senate seat or the house seats, the...
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but i am delighted he is out campaigning and he will be here in columbus in an hour and a half and i will introduce him to a crowd which have been incredible the we had over 30,000 in bucks county and i have not seen anything like the energy and passion and that is what you want. the last couple of days you see it tip one way or other and we have the trend in the polls our way, the momentum our way and i am hopeful we will public him over-the-top. as impose ohio usually so go the country. >> walking is taking a wait-and-see attitude with the dow barely moving. what happens tomorrow is anyone's guess if the president stays in. if president obama or president elect mitt romney is anyone's guess. can you follow your money, tick by tick, also, your tweets, your responses, your own insight region by region competitive county by competitive county and what will be a long night with our best and brightest. the best team pound for pound on media earth. i just made that up. anyway, to those in staten island, fema is a four letter word. do not blame them if they take exception to the st. fema
but i am delighted he is out campaigning and he will be here in columbus in an hour and a half and i will introduce him to a crowd which have been incredible the we had over 30,000 in bucks county and i have not seen anything like the energy and passion and that is what you want. the last couple of days you see it tip one way or other and we have the trend in the polls our way, the momentum our way and i am hopeful we will public him over-the-top. as impose ohio usually so go the country....
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as i said, mitt romney will be speaking in columbus shortly. we'll have live coverage. 18 electoral votes are up for grabs in ohio. president obama took them in 2008 but george w. bush took them in 2004. and they're especially critical to romney right now. remember, no republican has ever won the white house without winning ohio. earlier today, romney was in virginia. our national political correspondent jim acosta is traveling with the romney campaign. jim? >> reporter: mitt romney is wrapping up the final stop in virginia. the tom campaign officials are predicting a clear and decisive victory tomorrow night but just in case, pulling out the stops including campaigning on election day to reach what they're calling the last few undecideds. after his long five-year run for the presidency, mitt romney is sprinting to a finish line that's finally in sight. contest the gop nominee says is between two competing visions. a brighter future. tomorrow, we begin a new tomorrow. tomorrow we begin a better tomorrow. >> reporter: or more storm clouds on the
as i said, mitt romney will be speaking in columbus shortly. we'll have live coverage. 18 electoral votes are up for grabs in ohio. president obama took them in 2008 but george w. bush took them in 2004. and they're especially critical to romney right now. remember, no republican has ever won the white house without winning ohio. earlier today, romney was in virginia. our national political correspondent jim acosta is traveling with the romney campaign. jim? >> reporter: mitt romney is...
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tough choice there for columbus voters. and if the polls are any indication, america is split down the middle in our new poll. the president just edges romney 48% to 47% among likely voters. well within the margin of error. another look at polls confirms this race is pretty tight. with that in mind, the final day of campaigning is a whirlwind tour. mitt romney is at his second event in virginia today. and he said real change will begin with his victory tomorrow. >> the question of this election comes down to this. do you want four more years of the last four years? or do you want real change? >> virginia of course a state that mitt romney desperately wanted to have locked up months ago. the old dominion very tight. but it is far from the only tossup state and it was at a massive 18,000 strong rally at madison, wisconsin, that the president fought to defend his mantle of change you can believe in in stark contrast to the shifty change of expedience. >> i said i'd end the war in iraq. and i ended it. i said i'd pass health ca
tough choice there for columbus voters. and if the polls are any indication, america is split down the middle in our new poll. the president just edges romney 48% to 47% among likely voters. well within the margin of error. another look at polls confirms this race is pretty tight. with that in mind, the final day of campaigning is a whirlwind tour. mitt romney is at his second event in virginia today. and he said real change will begin with his victory tomorrow. >> the question of this...
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obviously columbus and cincinnati, which is more republican. at the end of the day here, this is a state that has a tendency to switch. you have to remember that governor casey won the governorship. george w. bush won the presidency back again in 2004 in ohio. it is the bellwether. it's not just -- everybody always wants to say no republican has ever won -- well, no democrat has ever won either. can be lost to nixon in 1960, but otherwise it is a bellwether state. my sense is if romney will win the presidency, you might as well start right there and do it quick. gerri: ohio, critically important, obviously. other other states, counties, areas that you are watching intensively over the next 24 hours to back. >> yes. i will be watching my home state of pennsylvania, bucks county where mitt romney was yesterday. a large district, a suburban district outside a philadelphia to see early on because we will get the results from pennsylvania hopefully first to see where the voters there are breaking, and then there are three others i would watch for, t
obviously columbus and cincinnati, which is more republican. at the end of the day here, this is a state that has a tendency to switch. you have to remember that governor casey won the governorship. george w. bush won the presidency back again in 2004 in ohio. it is the bellwether. it's not just -- everybody always wants to say no republican has ever won -- well, no democrat has ever won either. can be lost to nixon in 1960, but otherwise it is a bellwether state. my sense is if romney will win...
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i'm in downtown columbus, ohio. i want to show you what thousands and thousands of people did today. it's early voting in columbus, and all over the state of ohio, voters here got one weekend to cast votes ahead of election day, just one weekend. last election, they could vote on five weekends before the election. so, these people bundled up against the cold. i was out there with them today. they waited in very long lines here in columbus. some of them for 2 hours or more, to pick a man to award their state's 18 electoral votes. there's a brand-new poll to show you. a nationwide poll of likely voters who are asked just one question. who do you support for president of the united states? and if you thought the race was close, up until now, take a look at this. 49%, 49%, president obama and mitt romney, nationwide among likely voters. that poll was taken just this weekend by cnn and orc international. three other polls released today show the two candidates tied, as well. talk about nationwide, we have reporter teams
i'm in downtown columbus, ohio. i want to show you what thousands and thousands of people did today. it's early voting in columbus, and all over the state of ohio, voters here got one weekend to cast votes ahead of election day, just one weekend. last election, they could vote on five weekends before the election. so, these people bundled up against the cold. i was out there with them today. they waited in very long lines here in columbus. some of them for 2 hours or more, to pick a man to...
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ohio, we have been ahead even or ahead in virtually every one, the latest came out this morning in the columbus dispatch. one thing that is clear, we have a very, very large lead among voters who have voted early. we are going to go into election day with a significant lead. and so, you know, we -- they can spin it any way they want. i am looking at cold, hard data, who is showing up, who is casting ballots and in states like ohio, iowa, nevada, florida, we are doing very, very well. what they are doing is comparing this to 2008 and you and i have thish this discussion, i am not suggesting we will win by the same margin of 2008. they are comparing themselves to john mccain with no ground operation in many of these states. so they will do better than mechanic cane did. we may not do as well as we did in 2008, but we are doing well enough to win this race. >> chris: in florida, where president obama is down by more than a point in the polls. and yet, you are advertising by the campaign there, in florida. why not in the state you must win? >> first of all, we feel very competitive in the state of
ohio, we have been ahead even or ahead in virtually every one, the latest came out this morning in the columbus dispatch. one thing that is clear, we have a very, very large lead among voters who have voted early. we are going to go into election day with a significant lead. and so, you know, we -- they can spin it any way they want. i am looking at cold, hard data, who is showing up, who is casting ballots and in states like ohio, iowa, nevada, florida, we are doing very, very well. what they...
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he and jay-z are at a president obama's rally in columbus, ohio. scheduled to begin shortly the entertainment has begun. also, we are waiting for an event for governor romney who has just walked into the room in fairfax county, virginia. virginia is going to be so important in the early going tomorrow night. right now, they are almost as close as you can be in any poll. it is a virtual dead heat. we will know a lot by northern virginia tomorrow. if the president does very well, well, if governor romney does very well in northern virginia, quote have a long night and a very, very close race. but if the president wins overwhelmingly in northern virginia, it could go the other way. understandably, governor romney is campaigning hard in fairfax as the crowd quiets down and he will begin the stump speed with an ad or two. we will listen. >> thank you. >>shepard: let's look at the poll from the state of virginia where they are, governor romney is with his wife of the look at the poll, the latest poll from the state of virginia from the the "wall street j
he and jay-z are at a president obama's rally in columbus, ohio. scheduled to begin shortly the entertainment has begun. also, we are waiting for an event for governor romney who has just walked into the room in fairfax county, virginia. virginia is going to be so important in the early going tomorrow night. right now, they are almost as close as you can be in any poll. it is a virtual dead heat. we will know a lot by northern virginia tomorrow. if the president does very well, well, if...
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the columbus, dayton area has been a focus. they want to reinforce ham milt ton county -- hamilton county in cincinnati or collier county in cleveland. we don't know what will happen or what form it will take because you don't want your supporters if they already voted out at a campaign rally as opposed to polls but we hope to get the news back to you. jon. jon: it will be interesting to see, john roberts in columbus. >> reporter: it will. jon: with a dead-heat in the polls, both candidates have one day left to try to convince voters. it is down to the ground game and who can do a better job getting out to vote. both sides spending final day of campaign, making a final pitch to voters before they grow to the polls and cast their votes. president obama speaking right now in had son, wisconsin. then he goes to columbus, ohio, and des moines, iowa before heading to chicago, where he will spend election day waiting for the results. governor romney making stops in florida, virginia, ohio, and new hampshire before, as we just heard f
the columbus, dayton area has been a focus. they want to reinforce ham milt ton county -- hamilton county in cincinnati or collier county in cleveland. we don't know what will happen or what form it will take because you don't want your supporters if they already voted out at a campaign rally as opposed to polls but we hope to get the news back to you. jon. jon: it will be interesting to see, john roberts in columbus. >> reporter: it will. jon: with a dead-heat in the polls, both...
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reporter: if enthusiasm is ammunition in this ground war for ohio, then the church of north point in columbus is digging deep into its arsenal. >> you know, voting is a right, it's a privilege but it's also a responsibility. >> reporter: gail dudley is a minister here. >> there is a real exsouthment that even if they have already voted they're still excited. ♪ to the polls we're going to take our souls sotomayor. >> reporter: sunday was souls to the polls day during which van loads of voters were driven to the polling place where the long lines attested to the popularity of voting early. as of friday 1.6 million ohioans had done so. >> and we said listen, you have a right to vote. and we want to you exercise that vote. and have your voice heard. >> reporter: that's mallory kimball's mission. >> i've been doing this, you know, for over a year. >> reporter: an ohio state student and obama foot soldier, kimball is combing neighborhoods for like-minded voters and those who may need more persuading. >> it comes down to this date. so yeah, i feel lucky to live here and be able to vote here. >> re
reporter: if enthusiasm is ammunition in this ground war for ohio, then the church of north point in columbus is digging deep into its arsenal. >> you know, voting is a right, it's a privilege but it's also a responsibility. >> reporter: gail dudley is a minister here. >> there is a real exsouthment that even if they have already voted they're still excited. ♪ to the polls we're going to take our souls sotomayor. >> reporter: sunday was souls to the polls day during...
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mitt romney is on to columbus, ohio, capping in new hampshire with special guest kid rock. he ends the day where his 2008 campaign began, in des moines, iowa. the president is leaning on two big names in music to help rally voters today. how about this? bruce springsteen and jay-z will perform joining the president on the trail throughout the midwest. over the weekend in new hampshire, president obama and former president bill clinton appeared together for the first time of the 2012 race. president obama thanking president clinton for his hard work while clinton continued to zero in on mitt romney's record. >> let me just say, president clinton has been traveling all across the country for this campaign. he has been breaking it down so well that people tell me i should ask him to be secretary of explaining stuff. the only clinton working harder than him is our secretary of state, hillary clinton. >> his opponent decided to oppose it. and now he's trying to figure out how to get out of that in ohio where one in eight jobs is tied to the auto industry. he's tied himself in so
mitt romney is on to columbus, ohio, capping in new hampshire with special guest kid rock. he ends the day where his 2008 campaign began, in des moines, iowa. the president is leaning on two big names in music to help rally voters today. how about this? bruce springsteen and jay-z will perform joining the president on the trail throughout the midwest. over the weekend in new hampshire, president obama and former president bill clinton appeared together for the first time of the 2012 race....
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. >> 83 campaign visits to ohio and counting, says the columbus dispatch. from both campaigns this year, a sign of how critical ohio is. but president obama winning 18 electoral college votes could seal up a second term. for republican challenger mitt romney, ohio is do or die. and 1.6 million votes are in, either in person or paper absentees, with early voting continuing through the weekend and monday, that number will grow. both sides say that's an advantage to the obama campaign which expects to win the early vote. >> not getting as much attention are the efforts to assist the romney campaign get out the vote particularly with christian conservatives including roman catholics, a group of home school taught teens canvassing, targeting so-called values voters. >> that's why i encourage you to vote for mitt romney. >> statistics say evangelicals that didn't vote, and we were trying to get votes to those niche groups and making sure that they get out and make their voices heard. >> and even this late in ohio there are still undecides. >> and as they try to a
. >> 83 campaign visits to ohio and counting, says the columbus dispatch. from both campaigns this year, a sign of how critical ohio is. but president obama winning 18 electoral college votes could seal up a second term. for republican challenger mitt romney, ohio is do or die. and 1.6 million votes are in, either in person or paper absentees, with early voting continuing through the weekend and monday, that number will grow. both sides say that's an advantage to the obama campaign which...
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he was at a rally with the president in madison, wisconsin, columbus, ohio. jay-z joins the van if you will. the president bringing out celebrities to draw some crowds. questions about how much enthusiasm he has out here on the ground. at the paddyson event in whiz, the president had 18,000 people. a big crowd, in 2004 when kerry had springstein. bigger crowd then. there are questions about how much support he has on the ground. they inside inside the obama catch he has enthusiasm on the ground. they believe the president will win popular and electorate vote but they suggest he may sweep all nine of the major battlegrounds from ohio to iowa, colorado, nevada. a bold prediction. he may reach 300 electoral votes. that's bold prediction for final hours. they believe he will win it. >> election ed, thank you for being here on "the five." greg, to you first. the crowd situation. i was watching romney today. people waiting in line. last night, people were complaining they got frostbit frostbite. mitt romney gathering crowds with himself. when you are president obam
he was at a rally with the president in madison, wisconsin, columbus, ohio. jay-z joins the van if you will. the president bringing out celebrities to draw some crowds. questions about how much enthusiasm he has out here on the ground. at the paddyson event in whiz, the president had 18,000 people. a big crowd, in 2004 when kerry had springstein. bigger crowd then. there are questions about how much support he has on the ground. they inside inside the obama catch he has enthusiasm on the...
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money being spent on political ads in ohio than in any other state. 181 million dollars so far, in columbus, more than 6600 ads just this month. that's 333 a day. for sue and jack mckittrick of dublin, ohio, the barrage begins before day break. she's undecided. he support as romney. >> the ads are continuously from 5:00 in the morning until we go to bed at night. >> jon: and that's when the dream ads start. (laughter) are you happy o bama and romney! you're killing the mckittricks! you know they just got married three months ago. (laughter) and now look at them! they're in their mid 20s. you're killing them! (cheers and applause) these ohio political ads zap your youth, they drain your vigor. out of the same hole they used to zap your youth. the cloaca i think it's called. >> obama took gm and chrysler into bankruptcy and sold chrysler to italians who are going to build jeeps in china. (laughter) >> jon: sold chrysler to italians what, we're afraid of italians now? >> if obama wins, it will be the pope deciding what you drive. (laughter) one day they're ruining our car companies, the next d
money being spent on political ads in ohio than in any other state. 181 million dollars so far, in columbus, more than 6600 ads just this month. that's 333 a day. for sue and jack mckittrick of dublin, ohio, the barrage begins before day break. she's undecided. he support as romney. >> the ads are continuously from 5:00 in the morning until we go to bed at night. >> jon: and that's when the dream ads start. (laughter) are you happy o bama and romney! you're killing the mckittricks!...
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he plans to speak in columbus in just a few minutes. mitt romney will campaign in columbus later today, he started the day in florida and will end the day in new hampshire. at midday, he made two stops in virginia, including one that just wrapped up at george mason university. steve handelsman is in ohio with the latest. >> reporter: governor mitt romney began his last state push in florida. >> we can begin a better tomorrow, tomorrow, and with the help of the people in florida, that's exactly what's going to happen. >> reporter: a few hours later he was in virginia. >> if you're tired of being tired, then i ask you to vote for change. help us win this. >> reporter: with bruce springsteen, president obama started today in wisconsin. >> you know that i'll fight for you and your families every single day, as hard as i know how. >> reporter: last night colorado, a huge rally. after a shimmy with stevie wonder in cincinnati, ohio. the president urged his backers to vote today. the lines to early voting in ohio have been long. but republican
he plans to speak in columbus in just a few minutes. mitt romney will campaign in columbus later today, he started the day in florida and will end the day in new hampshire. at midday, he made two stops in virginia, including one that just wrapped up at george mason university. steve handelsman is in ohio with the latest. >> reporter: governor mitt romney began his last state push in florida. >> we can begin a better tomorrow, tomorrow, and with the help of the people in florida,...
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i will. ( cheers and applause ) >> warner: in late afternoon he rallieded supporters in columbus, the capital of all important ohio. >> we feel good about the nature of the race. i think we're going to win ohio >> warner: do you see a path to victory without winning ohio >> there are numerous paths to victory to get to 270. but like anyone else, we'd rather get there with ohio than without it >> warner: ohio so crucial that romney's running mate paul ryan was there today to too. on the heels of stops in nevada, colorado, and iowa. romney's day won't end until midnight after an election eve rally in manchester, new hampshire. >> woodruff: late monday in a surprise move romney announced he will hit the trail one final time tomorrow touching down on election day in both pennsylvania and ohio. margaret talked with romney's communications director, gail gitcho, about the campaign's micro-targeting "get out the vote" effort, called the orca project, named for the killer whale. find that video online. >> ifill: coming up, we'll have much more on the end to the campaign, including the final p
i will. ( cheers and applause ) >> warner: in late afternoon he rallieded supporters in columbus, the capital of all important ohio. >> we feel good about the nature of the race. i think we're going to win ohio >> warner: do you see a path to victory without winning ohio >> there are numerous paths to victory to get to 270. but like anyone else, we'd rather get there with ohio than without it >> warner: ohio so crucial that romney's running mate paul ryan was there...
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in cleveland about 3700 and in franklin county, which is columbus. there's high energy and interest, and certainly after so many months of being bombarded by tv ads in the various markets in ohio and the phone calls, i was with my mom. i'm from cleveland. the phone was ringing off the hook asking if she had voted yet. people are ready to participate. both campaigns think they have a strong ground game. the obama team touts it has many more offices here and in the early votes more democrats have turned out. republicans believe that they have a real shot at it here because they believe the president's margins as it looks today aren't as great as four years ago. optimism from both sides, but it's a grinding push tonight. we hear that mitt romney will make one more trip here on election day. andrea, it is unusual for candidates to continue stumping when the votes are cast on the big day, but that's what we expect here. it will be a fight to the finish. andrea. >> kelly will be there for all of it. thanks for being with us today. that does it for this edi
in cleveland about 3700 and in franklin county, which is columbus. there's high energy and interest, and certainly after so many months of being bombarded by tv ads in the various markets in ohio and the phone calls, i was with my mom. i'm from cleveland. the phone was ringing off the hook asking if she had voted yet. people are ready to participate. both campaigns think they have a strong ground game. the obama team touts it has many more offices here and in the early votes more democrats have...
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>> reporter: no big surprise there, diane, where you find us tonight, right here in columbus, ohio. take a look here to give you an idea where we are inside a hangar at the airport packed with romney fans on the eve of the election. these voters know how high the stakes are here in the buckeye state. on the eve of election a rare quiet moment between mitt romney and his longest running mate, his wife. captured by mitt's body man as they call him on the campaign before they greeted a crowd of thousands in virginia. >> are we going to be neighbors soon? [ cheers ] >> reporter: then the crowd with its own election eve countdown. the frenetic push to the finish. romney starting in florida then virginia tonight here in ohio. but in these final days romney made it clear the states they need. >> the battleground of the battlegrounds. >> is ohio going to do it for us? >> all: yes. >> reporter: this image of romney on the campaign plane today a senior adviser telling us he wouldn't call romney nostalgic but instead describing him as eager, not nervous, eager. ann romney in these final days w
>> reporter: no big surprise there, diane, where you find us tonight, right here in columbus, ohio. take a look here to give you an idea where we are inside a hangar at the airport packed with romney fans on the eve of the election. these voters know how high the stakes are here in the buckeye state. on the eve of election a rare quiet moment between mitt romney and his longest running mate, his wife. captured by mitt's body man as they call him on the campaign before they greeted a crowd...
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the republicans know how to pull people out in the rural areas and places just say north of columbus. just north of cincinnati. those are firewall counties for republicans. and if they do well there, that could really give them a slight advantage. democrats on the other hand are working the urban areas and they're also going after small places like mansfield, ohio. lima. little places where there are democratic pockets surrounded by republican areas. that's something they learned from job kerry in iowa in 2004 when he got so focused on a handful of counties, he left a bunch of voters out there in the state. >> anything you're focused on, dave, that would suggest to you that the republicans are right when they say we've got the enthusiasm behind us so we're going to sneak in a win on tuesday? >> these crowds are bigger than the ones john mccain and sarah palin had. look at the rally, the kickoff of romney's closer. the first people i talked to were volunteers from kentucky and tennessee, which is great, they're working and getting the vote out. signs don't vote. you see a lot of romney
the republicans know how to pull people out in the rural areas and places just say north of columbus. just north of cincinnati. those are firewall counties for republicans. and if they do well there, that could really give them a slight advantage. democrats on the other hand are working the urban areas and they're also going after small places like mansfield, ohio. lima. little places where there are democratic pockets surrounded by republican areas. that's something they learned from job kerry...
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chief political correspondent begins our coverage from columbus. >> romney hit four states, tossup in the poll and the map to 270 electoral votes. >> we could begin better tomorrow, tomorrow and with the help of people in florida that will happen. >> first stop, florida, with shot at the president to shore up lead that dwindled. >> cared more about the liberal agenda than repairing the economy. did obamacare create new jobs? >> no! >> latinos are big in florida. and nationwide romney hoped to poll in 30s. he's been in 20s for months. first of two stops in virginia, lynchburg. >> get everyone we know out to vote tuesday. every voter get out. >> then fairfax to fortify the narrow essential in polls. to continue his potent contrast of the remark by the president when the supporters booed the mere mention of romney. >> no, no, no. don't boo. vote. vote. voting is the best revenge. >> president obama asked the supports to vote for revenge. >> i ask the american people to vote for love of country. >> then romney who taped a halftime message for tonight's monday night football game moved to
chief political correspondent begins our coverage from columbus. >> romney hit four states, tossup in the poll and the map to 270 electoral votes. >> we could begin better tomorrow, tomorrow and with the help of people in florida that will happen. >> first stop, florida, with shot at the president to shore up lead that dwindled. >> cared more about the liberal agenda than repairing the economy. did obamacare create new jobs? >> no! >> latinos are big in...
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in columbus, they are urging that their members are allowed inside the polling place, which would create chaos. i have not heard many reports in the cleveland of people challenging voters in early voting. there is only one site in cleveland, so it is easy to keep track of what is happening, but on election day, there will be a lot of different sites. >> people in florida have reportedly waited as long as eight hours to vote early, causing state officials to file a lawsuit because of inadequate facilities. one official said that these long lines amounted to voter suppression. >> what is happening in this country cannot be allowed. >> let us vote! >> that is florida. talk about florida and then bring it back to ohio. we have this video of the investigative journalist in montgomery county, the early voting lines that snake through this one area. the line is endless, and yet, there were only a few hours too early boat. >> it is looking a lot like 2008. what the republicans did, they cut down the early voting hours, including the sunday before the election, when black churches historic immobi
in columbus, they are urging that their members are allowed inside the polling place, which would create chaos. i have not heard many reports in the cleveland of people challenging voters in early voting. there is only one site in cleveland, so it is easy to keep track of what is happening, but on election day, there will be a lot of different sites. >> people in florida have reportedly waited as long as eight hours to vote early, causing state officials to file a lawsuit because of...
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they'll be up in columbus later today. >> tracie potts in cincinnati, stay warm out there. >>> there was anger and frustration in florida where voters lined up to cast absentee ballots after being cut off from the early voting deadline on saturday. investigative correspondent michael itzkoff explains what happened there and other potential election problems. >> reporter: frustrated voters outside the miami-dade election office, they had come after the county announced it would open its doors to provide and accept absentee ballots. but so many voters showed up that election officials were overwhelmed. they shut their doors, then decided to reopen. the democratic party sued to extend early voting after some voters were stuck onlines for hours. >> i'm a little bit upset. you have, like, what, five hours now. >> reporter: election officials are bracing for lots of potential voting problems on tuesday, especially in the key battleground states. in ohio, experts say because of confusion over new absentee ballot rules, more than 200,000 voters may be forced to cast provisional ballots that
they'll be up in columbus later today. >> tracie potts in cincinnati, stay warm out there. >>> there was anger and frustration in florida where voters lined up to cast absentee ballots after being cut off from the early voting deadline on saturday. investigative correspondent michael itzkoff explains what happened there and other potential election problems. >> reporter: frustrated voters outside the miami-dade election office, they had come after the county announced it...
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but john in columbus, you'll have a heck of a night, i guarantee you. i'll talk to you very late and very early. and maria in d.c., that's going to be a fun place as well. thanks to both of you. >> thank you, ashleigh. >> remember to stay with cnn for all of the action on election night. man, do we have you covered. our special coverage gets under way at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. two words, wolf blitzer. he is at wit all the expert news analysis that you come to expect from cnn. we really have it made here, guys. 4r5ex night in america here on cnn. don't miss it. back in a moment. the wheels of progress haven't been very active lately. but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolling. and regions is here to help. making it easier with the expertise and service to keep those wheels turning. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. introducing the new 13-inch macbook pro, ♪ with the stunning retina display. ♪ for the pro in all of u
but john in columbus, you'll have a heck of a night, i guarantee you. i'll talk to you very late and very early. and maria in d.c., that's going to be a fun place as well. thanks to both of you. >> thank you, ashleigh. >> remember to stay with cnn for all of the action on election night. man, do we have you covered. our special coverage gets under way at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. two words, wolf blitzer. he is at wit all the expert news analysis that you come to expect from cnn. we...
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in places like columbus and cleveland and akron. it's an impediment to voting, and it is on purpose. here's another one not on purpose. "the new york times" reporting in ohio the stronghold of ohio county which includes clevelands had more people vote early every day this year than in 2008, until monday. what happened monday? hurricane sandy. the day of the storm when the daily tally began to lack from the levels of four years ago. so barriers to voting this year are in some cases acts of god. sometimes they are also acts of man. like republican state election officials woshlging to make voting more difficult and less available. in either case, ohio hangs in the balance, as does the election. joining us now is steve kornacky. steve, it's good to see you and sit next to you at this awkward angle. >> very awkward. >> i'll give you the side eye while we discuss this. ohio is facing a double whammy in terms of voting rights. ohio is always important. it feels more important than in recent elections. we have john husted doing everything
in places like columbus and cleveland and akron. it's an impediment to voting, and it is on purpose. here's another one not on purpose. "the new york times" reporting in ohio the stronghold of ohio county which includes clevelands had more people vote early every day this year than in 2008, until monday. what happened monday? hurricane sandy. the day of the storm when the daily tally began to lack from the levels of four years ago. so barriers to voting this year are in some cases...
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he's in columbus. jeff: from bad upholstery to better weather but i tell you i still think i have the assignment because i'm at an obama rally here in columbus ohio where we are waitinggon bruce springsteen who will be out in a moment. the rapper jayz will be here as well. ohio as you know is probably the most watched state. i will tell you from what we have seen on the ground thus far, this get out the vote campaign on the part of the president is a strong one. their ground game is i think running at a very high level right now. so be very important for the republicans to get their vote out at the polls tomorrow as well. maybe you see this scene in the nationwide arena. i would say at this point, maybe 10, 12, 13,000, we're almost packed here. and the president's been using people like stevie wonder, jayz, bruce springsteen to energize his base to get those folks to the polls. also fun to hear bruce springsteen sing. liz: you definitely have the great assignment. although barnes gets to lean on that l
he's in columbus. jeff: from bad upholstery to better weather but i tell you i still think i have the assignment because i'm at an obama rally here in columbus ohio where we are waitinggon bruce springsteen who will be out in a moment. the rapper jayz will be here as well. ohio as you know is probably the most watched state. i will tell you from what we have seen on the ground thus far, this get out the vote campaign on the part of the president is a strong one. their ground game is i think...